§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether a managment information and accounting system is in use in his Department; whether the information adduced is received and analysed at ministerial level; whether it is publicly available; and whether any changes are proposed in the coming year.
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§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1982, c. 536]: Management and accounting information is maintained in the Department of Trade and Industry by a variety of means, and appropriate reports are regularly made to Ministers. Elements of this internal management information are made publicly available from time to time. The systems are currently being reviewed in detail with a view to extending their coverage and improving their structure.